RNS Number:5933P
Paul Scott
10 September 2003

                                  Date of Disclosure  09/09/2003

                    DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 
                       OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

Date of dealing 09/09/2003

Dealing in   RAFT INTERNATIONAL PLC                       (name of company)

1)  Class of securities (eg ordinary shares)    ORDINARY SHARES

2)  Amount bought                Amount sold             Price per unit

       25,000                                                 23.0P
       25,000                                                 25.0P

3)  Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled 
    (and percentage of class)  725,000          (1.1%)(IN ADDITION, CFD'S HELD,
                                                       SEE NOTE BELOW)
              


4) Party making disclosure   PAUL SCOTT


5)  EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1) PAUL SCOTT   
    OR     (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund 
               management organisation

6)  Reason for disclosure (Note 2)                                     
    (a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3)                       NO
                    (ii) offeree company                        NO

Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf) 

If category (8), explain

     (b)  Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% 
          or more of the class of relevant securities dealt in)  YES/NO

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above  N/A  

(Also print name of signatory)  PAUL SCOTT

Telephone and extension number  07973 883981


Note 1.  Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company.  If relevant, also 
         identify controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on 
         instructions of a controller

Note 2.  Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all 
         reasons.

Note 3.  Specify which offeror if there is more than one.

Note 4.  When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company 
         or which an associate of any offeror or of the offeree company 
         in relation to relevant securities, details of such arrangement must 
         be disclosed, as required by Note 6 on Rule 8

Note 5.  It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative 
         transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that
         relevant information can be given.

Note 6.  In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade 
         should be disclosed.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code.  If in 
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Tel No: 020 7382 9026

ADDITIONAL NOTE

Form 8 Enclosure

A purchaser of a long CFD Contract will realise a gain if the price of the
underlying security goes up.  A seller of a CFD Contract will realise a gain if
the price of the underlying security goes down.

The CFD Contracts shown below are open-ended and there is no rollover into 
new contracts.

Product name       Date executed      Buy/Sell No.Shares     Price

Long CFD           06/06/2003         Buy         200,000    8.125P
Long CFD           11/06/2003         Buy          50,000    11.5p
Long CFD           27/07/2003         Buy          50,000    13.0p

Total                                            300,000  




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